Character Relationship Map: Not Safe for Work

Characters

• Tom Miller (played by Max Minghella) — protagonist

  Tom Miller is a lawyer working on the class-action case against Denning Pharmaceutical. After the case's key witness is killed, he remains trapped inside his office building, where he hides from Kille...

• Killer (played by JJ Feild) — supporting

  Killer is the armed intruder who enters the office building by posing as a maintenance contractor. He shoots Janine, hunts Tom through the offices, takes Anna hostage, demands Tom's phone and access c...

• Roger (played by Tom Gallop) — supporting

  Roger is Tom's coworker at the law firm. He jokes with Tom about the office while Tom is handling the Denning litigation and hoping to transfer to the Gambizzi case. His role establishes Tom's ordinar...

• Alan Emmerich (played by Christian Clemenson) — supporting

  Alan Emmerich is a man Tom encounters inside the building while Killer is searching for access to Denning's file room. Alan tries to negotiate with Killer by offering the access card, but changes the...

• Anna (played by Eloise Mumford) — supporting

  Anna is Tom's coworker, and she notices that files have been misplaced before the office crisis escalates. Killer later takes her hostage and uses her to pressure Tom for his cell phone and access car...

• Janine (played by Molly Hagan) — supporting

  Janine is an office worker who challenges Killer when he enters the building disguised as a maintenance contractor without identification. Her attempt to question the intruder ends when Killer shoots...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Tom Miller → Roger (Professional Coworker) — Roger is part of Tom's workplace environment.

  At work, Roger jokes with Tom about the office while Tom is dealing with the Denning case and his career concerns.

• Killer → Anna (Power Hostage Taker) — Killer controls Anna to pressure Tom into surrendering key items.

  Killer takes Anna hostage and demands Tom's cell phone and access card.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tom Miller → Alan Emmerich (Alliance Temporary Ally) — Tom and Alan are connected by their shared danger inside the building.

  Tom eventually encounters Alan while both are inside the building during Killer's search, and Alan is involved in the attempt to negotiate with Killer...

• Killer → Alan Emmerich (Conflict Armed Opponent) — Alan's negotiation with Killer ends in a fatal confrontation.

  Alan attempts to negotiate an exchange with Killer, but the exchange collapses after Alan changes the terms and Killer shoots him.

• Killer → Janine (Conflict Murderer) — Their encounter establishes Killer's immediate lethal violence.

  Janine challenges Killer when he cannot produce identification, and Killer shoots her.

• Tom Miller → Anna (Alliance Ally) — Tom and Anna cooperate for survival during the final crisis.

  Tom threatens to shoot Killer in order to give Anna a chance to act, and the two struggle to escape together after the gunshot and fire.

• Tom Miller → Killer (Conflict Enemy) — Tom becomes Killer's primary target during the office siege.

  Killer discovers that Tom is still inside the building and hunts him through the offices. Tom later threatens to shoot Killer unless Anna is released.

Story Analysis

A legal worker trapped in a hostile office must survive an armed intruder while the fate of critical corporate evidence remains uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. A Case Under Fire — The film introduces a deadly office shooting and links it to allegations surrounding Denning Pharmaceutical's drug, Prophidil. Tom's legal case loses its key witness while his career concerns remain p...
2. Ambition And Suspicion — Tom pursues a transfer and writes a memo about an overlooked privilege issue, but the memo is dismissed and destroyed. Anna notices missing files, adding a quiet sense of institutional danger.
3. Locked Inside — After hours, Tom discovers that his pass card has been cancelled. Killer enters under false pretenses, shoots Janine, and begins searching the building for Tom.
4. The Hostage Exchange — Alan reveals that Killer is seeking the Denning file room, while Killer takes Anna hostage and demands Tom's phone and access card. Alan's attempted negotiation collapses when Killer shoots him.
5. Smoke And Survival — Tom uses a threat to give Anna a chance to act. A gunshot, alarms, smoke, and fire turn the office into a final escape crisis while Killer remains wounded and the evidence remains endangered.